Since completing Battle Group Avalon I've been working on a new project to help clear my mind a bit before returning to Starship's Mage for book four in that series. This is the one that's been labelled as 'Mystery Project #1' on this site so far (there are, for the curious, now four Mystery Projects.) and, since its now exactly one month from release, I figure it's time to unveil the mystery! The Terran Privateer (Book One of the Duchy of Terra) is an epic space opera in the vein of David ... Read more »
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Battle Group Avalon is out now!
Battle Group Avalon is the third Castle Federation novel. Get it on Amazon here. TURNING THE TIDE The Terran Commonwealth has proved a nigh-unstoppable juggernaut in its war against the smaller Castle Federation and her allies, but an almost accidental victory by Captain Kyle Roberts of the carrier Avalon has opened a chink in its armor. Desperate to change the course of a war they are rapidly losing; the Federation assembles a new forward fleet with orders to retake the systems ... Read more »
Hand of Mars Snippet 2
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship's Mage universe. To celebrate crossing the 50,000 word mark on Hand of Mars, here's the second scene XD ... Read more »
Space Carrier Avalon Released!
My new Space Opera Novel, Space Carrier Avalon, is now out on Kindle! The Fleet’s Old Lady – out for one last dance Avalon was the flagship of the Castle Federation in the last war, now twenty years past. The first of the deep space carriers, no other warship in the fleet holds as many honors or has recorded as many kills. No other warship in the fleet is as old. Accepting the inevitable, the Federation Space Navy has decided to refit her and send her on a ... Read more »
Release Schedule
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship's Mage universe. The bottom of the front page has now been updated with a schedule of the planned release dates for 2015. They are as follows: City in the Sky: Late March. Also known as 'Very Soon Now (TM)" Space Carrier Avalon: May or June. I'm aiming for the end of May, but I've got about 25,000 words left to go, plus at least one edit cycle. If it slips into ... Read more »
The Glynn Stewart How-To Guide for Self-Publishing
A few people have asked me for a guide on the mechanics of self-publishing. Thankfully, most people seem to realize that 'being successful' at self-publishing is both a vague metric and a lot harder to tell people how to do! Last night I sat down and finally wrote it. I used the same style I'd use for a basic office process manual, so it gets pretty simplistic at points. For the curious, the text is after the cut: ... Read more »